Narrator: That same night....
Hibiscus: ...and so, tonight, we welcome you, Shichimi, as our youngest Knight of Ah..
Coriander: Still no trace of Pepper?.
Saffron: Not yet..
She'd better hurry, or she'll miss Shichimi's speech..
Shichimi: Thank you..
I'd like to....

Sound: ZiooOOOOO.
ZiooOOOOO.
Pepper: Incoming! Watch out! WATCH OUT!!!.
Sound: CRASH!.
Whoops!.
Is everyone OK? Nothing broken?.
Shichimi: Pepper!.
Pepper: Hello Shichimi! Sorry for the dramatic entrance and for being late! I've been running all day, but that's a long story..

Hibiscus: Is she one of your guests?.
Shichimi: Yes. She is my friend Pepper. Everything is fine..
Pepper: Carrot, are you OK? Sorry about the landing, I haven’t mastered it yet while using hyperspeed..
And again sorry to everyone for the trouble, and as for how I’m dressed....
Shichimi: tee hee.
Wasabi: Shichimi, this young witch who has arrived, is she really a friend of yours?.

Shichimi: Yes, your highness. Her name is Pepper, of the School of Chaosah..
Wasabi: Her presence here pollutes the sacred nature of our school. Get her out of my sight, immediately..
Shichimi: But... Master Wasabi....
Wasabi: But what ? Would you prefer to be banished from our school?.
Shichimi: !!!.

Shichimi: Sorry Pepper, but you need to leave. Now..
Pepper: Huh? Hey hey hey, wait a minute! I'm sure there's a misunderstanding..
Shichimi: Please Pepper, don't make this difficult..
Pepper: Hey! You there, on the throne. If you have a problem with me, come down and tell me yourself!.
Wasabi: Tsss....
Shichimi, you have ten seconds... nine... eight... seven....
Shichimi: ENOUGH, PEPPER! GO AWAY!!!.
Sound: SHRRIiii!.

Pepper: Shichimi, please calm d....
Sound: BADuuM!.
Shichimi: GO AWAY!!! GO AWAY!!! GO AWAY!!!.
Sound: CREEEEE!!!.
Pepper: Ouch! Hey! That's... n-NOT... Owww... Nice!.
Coriander: SHICHIMI! PEPPER! PLEASE STOP!.
Saffron: Wait..
Wasabi: Hmm!.
Pepper: Grrr! OK, you asked for it!.
Sound: B R Z OO!!.

Pepper: CURSUS CANCELLARE MAXIMUS!!!.
Sound: SHKLAK!.
Pepper: Ouch!.
Sound: PAF!!.
Shichimi: Even your best cancellation spell has no effect on me! Give up, Pepper, and go away! Stop making me hurt you!.
Pepper: Oh, my cancellation spell worked just fine, but you weren't the target..
Shichimi: Huh? What do you mean?!.

Shichimi: ?!!.
Pepper: She was the target! I just canceled her Glamour Spell which keeps her looking young..
I noticed this spell as soon as I got here. So, I gave you a small token of what you deserve for making Shichimi fight me!.
Wasabi: INSOLENCE! How dare you, and in front of my whole school!.
Pepper: Consider yourself lucky! If I had all of my Rea, I wouldn't have stopped there..

Sound: DRZOW!!.
Wasabi: I see. You have reached the level of your predecessors much sooner than I anticipated... This accelerates my plans, but that is good news..
Pepper: Your plans? So you were just testing me, and this had nothing to do with my being late? You really are twisted!.
Wasabi: tee... hee..
WHAT ARE YOU ALL STARING AT?! I WAS JUST ATTACKED, AND YOU DO NOTHING BUT STAND THERE?! GET HER!!!.
I WANT HER ALIVE!.
GET HER!!!.
Pepper: Shichimi, we'll have to talk about this later!.
I’m sorry, Carrot, but we'll have to take off at hyperspeed again. Hold on tight!.
Sound: Tap!.
Tap!.
Ziioo OO!!.

Pepper: ? !.
Wasabi: GET HER!!!.
Pepper: Oh dear..
Saffron: Pepper, take my broom!.
Sound: Fizzz!.
Pepper: Oh wow! Thank you, Saffron!.
Sound: Toc!.
ziooOOOO!.
Narrator: TO BE CONTINUED....

Credits: March 31, 2021 Art & scenario: David Revoy. Beta readers: Arlo James Barnes, Carotte, Craig Maloney, Efrat b, GunChleoc, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Martin Disch, Nicolas Artance, Parnikkapore, Valvin. English version (original version) Proofreading: Arlo James Barnes, Carotte, Craig Maloney, GunChleoc, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Martin Disch. Special thanks: to Nartance for exploring the Wasabi character in his fan-fiction novels. The way he imagined her had a big impact on the way I depicted her in this episode. Based on the universe of Hereva Creator: David Revoy. Lead maintainer: Craig Maloney. Writers: Craig Maloney, Nartance, Scribblemaniac, Valvin. Correctors: Willem Sonke, Moini, Hali, CGand, Alex Gryson . Software: Krita 4.4.1, Inkscape 1.0.2 on Kubuntu Linux 20.04. License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. www.peppercarrot.com.
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